Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
तस्याराधयतो देव्यस्तुतुषुर्हायनैस्त्रिभिः । ततः प्रत्यक्षतो भूत्वा बलात्तस्य महात्मनः
tasyārādhayato devyastutuṣurhāyanaistribhiḥ | tataḥ pratyakṣato bhūtvā balāttasya mahātmanaḥ
À medida que ele perseverava na adoração, as Deusas ficaram satisfeitas em três anos. Então, tornando-se visíveis diante dele, dispuseram-se a conceder poder àquele grande de alma.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: A devoted sādhaka completing prolonged worship; the Devīs manifest in radiant, tangible form before him, signaling boon-bestowal.
FAQs
Persevering devotion ripens into direct divine encounter; spiritual effort is portrayed as cumulative and transformative.
Not named in this verse; the manifestation occurs within the chapter’s sacred setting tied to Dagdhasthalī/Guptakṣetra.
Continued ārādhana (propitiatory worship) over time; the verse highlights duration (three years) rather than a single rite.